Navin Singh Khadka
@navinsinghkhadka.bsky.social
BBC World Service Environment Correspondent. Multilingual senior journalist with the BBC's Specialist Hub. 30 plus years of experience. International climate fellow and mentor.
How #COP30 host #brazil's showpiece #amazonforest is dying slowly -- and why the world should worry
Our exclusive report:
The giant Amazon region has internal weather systems: its forests circulate moisture from the #atlanticocean creating what are known as "flying rivers" in the sky.
Our exclusive report:
The giant Amazon region has internal weather systems: its forests circulate moisture from the #atlanticocean creating what are known as "flying rivers" in the sky.
November 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
How #COP30 host #brazil's showpiece #amazonforest is dying slowly -- and why the world should worry
Our exclusive report:
The giant Amazon region has internal weather systems: its forests circulate moisture from the #atlanticocean creating what are known as "flying rivers" in the sky.
Our exclusive report:
The giant Amazon region has internal weather systems: its forests circulate moisture from the #atlanticocean creating what are known as "flying rivers" in the sky.
Our green-screen report on how soaring #military expenditure "threatens global #ClimateAction"
This just when militaries are warning govts about #climatecrisis emerging as #securitythreat
Full report: youtube.com/watch?v=8d9s...
Producer: Trudi Barber
Video Editor: Maryna Yatsiuk
This just when militaries are warning govts about #climatecrisis emerging as #securitythreat
Full report: youtube.com/watch?v=8d9s...
Producer: Trudi Barber
Video Editor: Maryna Yatsiuk
October 19, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Our green-screen report on how soaring #military expenditure "threatens global #ClimateAction"
This just when militaries are warning govts about #climatecrisis emerging as #securitythreat
Full report: youtube.com/watch?v=8d9s...
Producer: Trudi Barber
Video Editor: Maryna Yatsiuk
This just when militaries are warning govts about #climatecrisis emerging as #securitythreat
Full report: youtube.com/watch?v=8d9s...
Producer: Trudi Barber
Video Editor: Maryna Yatsiuk
Is #Autumn #Himalayan season now a gamble?
#Monsoon "stretching to traditional Autumn & reinforced by non-traditional #westerlydisturbances"
What do they mean for climbers & trekkers in both #Nepal & #Tibet side of #Everest region?
I try to find out: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Monsoon "stretching to traditional Autumn & reinforced by non-traditional #westerlydisturbances"
What do they mean for climbers & trekkers in both #Nepal & #Tibet side of #Everest region?
I try to find out: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How the autumn climbing season turned deadly in the Himalayas
Unpredictable, intense and longer monsoons are encroaching into autumn, turning it into a deadly season.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 12, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Is #Autumn #Himalayan season now a gamble?
#Monsoon "stretching to traditional Autumn & reinforced by non-traditional #westerlydisturbances"
What do they mean for climbers & trekkers in both #Nepal & #Tibet side of #Everest region?
I try to find out: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Monsoon "stretching to traditional Autumn & reinforced by non-traditional #westerlydisturbances"
What do they mean for climbers & trekkers in both #Nepal & #Tibet side of #Everest region?
I try to find out: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
When Google offers you your own story as the first item…
July 16, 2025 at 10:21 AM
When Google offers you your own story as the first item…
World’s 3rd largest #carbon emitter, #India has seen huge growth in #renewables & yet #coal remains the king in energy-mix
Why can't it get rid of the dirtiest #fossilfuel & why is it now for #decarbonising coal power plants - and is that doable?
I explain it all here www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why can't it get rid of the dirtiest #fossilfuel & why is it now for #decarbonising coal power plants - and is that doable?
I explain it all here www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
July 15, 2025 at 10:57 AM
World’s 3rd largest #carbon emitter, #India has seen huge growth in #renewables & yet #coal remains the king in energy-mix
Why can't it get rid of the dirtiest #fossilfuel & why is it now for #decarbonising coal power plants - and is that doable?
I explain it all here www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why can't it get rid of the dirtiest #fossilfuel & why is it now for #decarbonising coal power plants - and is that doable?
I explain it all here www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Our "#Nepal's urban #rhinos refusing to re-wild" video as one of the "standout clips" on the homepage of #BBC website www.bbc.co.uk
Full story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuW3...
Full story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuW3...
June 4, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Our "#Nepal's urban #rhinos refusing to re-wild" video as one of the "standout clips" on the homepage of #BBC website www.bbc.co.uk
Full story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuW3...
Full story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuW3...
Our report on "#Nepal's urban #rhinos that refuse to be re-wilded" on #BBCWorldNews and #BBCNewsChannel
Camera: Gorakh Bista and Prashanna Maharjan
Camera: Gorakh Bista and Prashanna Maharjan
June 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Our report on "#Nepal's urban #rhinos that refuse to be re-wilded" on #BBCWorldNews and #BBCNewsChannel
Camera: Gorakh Bista and Prashanna Maharjan
Camera: Gorakh Bista and Prashanna Maharjan
Reposted by Navin Singh Khadka
Experts believe the Himalayas are probably the worst affected mountain range in the world given their location in a populous &polluted region. This could mean the scintillating view of the Himalayas could now largely be limited to photographs, paintings and postcards.
@navinsinghkhadka.bsky.social
@navinsinghkhadka.bsky.social
Why the mighty Himalayas are getting harder and harder to see
Severe air pollution is obscuring visibility of the highest mountain peaks on Earth, hitting tourism hard.
www.bbc.com
May 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Experts believe the Himalayas are probably the worst affected mountain range in the world given their location in a populous &polluted region. This could mean the scintillating view of the Himalayas could now largely be limited to photographs, paintings and postcards.
@navinsinghkhadka.bsky.social
@navinsinghkhadka.bsky.social
One million plus & counting
My analytical explainer "Can #India really stop #Indus and tributaries' water from flowing into #Pakistan?" has been viewed that many times, with avg engagement of 0:55
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
That's beside several #BBC languages running the piece
My analytical explainer "Can #India really stop #Indus and tributaries' water from flowing into #Pakistan?" has been viewed that many times, with avg engagement of 0:55
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
That's beside several #BBC languages running the piece
April 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
One million plus & counting
My analytical explainer "Can #India really stop #Indus and tributaries' water from flowing into #Pakistan?" has been viewed that many times, with avg engagement of 0:55
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
That's beside several #BBC languages running the piece
My analytical explainer "Can #India really stop #Indus and tributaries' water from flowing into #Pakistan?" has been viewed that many times, with avg engagement of 0:55
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
That's beside several #BBC languages running the piece
Having suspended the #IndusWaterTreaty, can #India now cut off the flow of #Indus and its two tributaries and deprive #Pakistan of its lifeline?
Or, will there be "water-bombs"?
Where does #China figure in all this?
Read my analytical explainer: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Or, will there be "water-bombs"?
Where does #China figure in all this?
Read my analytical explainer: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
April 25, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Having suspended the #IndusWaterTreaty, can #India now cut off the flow of #Indus and its two tributaries and deprive #Pakistan of its lifeline?
Or, will there be "water-bombs"?
Where does #China figure in all this?
Read my analytical explainer: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Or, will there be "water-bombs"?
Where does #China figure in all this?
Read my analytical explainer: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
India suspends #IndusWaterTreaty with #Pakistan, in the wake of Tuesday's horrific attack
Replugging this piece I did after militant attack in 2016
The 1960 treaty allocated 3 eastern rivers of Indus basin to #India, while 80% of 3 western ones to Pak
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
Replugging this piece I did after militant attack in 2016
The 1960 treaty allocated 3 eastern rivers of Indus basin to #India, while 80% of 3 western ones to Pak
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
April 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
India suspends #IndusWaterTreaty with #Pakistan, in the wake of Tuesday's horrific attack
Replugging this piece I did after militant attack in 2016
The 1960 treaty allocated 3 eastern rivers of Indus basin to #India, while 80% of 3 western ones to Pak
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
Replugging this piece I did after militant attack in 2016
The 1960 treaty allocated 3 eastern rivers of Indus basin to #India, while 80% of 3 western ones to Pak
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
Trump's administration, that does not recognise #fossilfuel-led #ClimateCrisis, decides "to phase out all #petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the nation’s food supply...to Make America Healthy Again."
www.fda.gov/news-events/...
www.fda.gov/news-events/...
HHS, FDA to Phase Out Petroleum-Based Synthetic Dyes in Nation’s Food Supply
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and FDA today announced a series of new measures to phase out all petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the nation’s food supply—a significant milestone ...
www.fda.gov
April 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Trump's administration, that does not recognise #fossilfuel-led #ClimateCrisis, decides "to phase out all #petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the nation’s food supply...to Make America Healthy Again."
www.fda.gov/news-events/...
www.fda.gov/news-events/...
Reposted by Navin Singh Khadka
Great work from my colleague @navinsinghkhadka.bsky.social on the worrying rise of SUV's. "If ranked among countries, the global fleet of SUVs would be the world's fifth largest emitter of CO2, exceeding the emissions of Japan." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
With the world heating up, why are more SUVs being sold?
Despite dire predictions of climate breakdown, more Sports Utility Vehicles are being spotted on, and off, the roads.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Great work from my colleague @navinsinghkhadka.bsky.social on the worrying rise of SUV's. "If ranked among countries, the global fleet of SUVs would be the world's fifth largest emitter of CO2, exceeding the emissions of Japan." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Deal reached @ #COP16.2 to bridge #biodiversity finance gap - but will it?
"..Mobilise at least $200bn/yr by 2030, including $20bn a yr in int'l flows by 2025, rising to $30bn by 2030"
Billion $ Q: If int'l flow is 15% of $200bn, where will the rest come from?
www.cbd.int/doc/press/20...
"..Mobilise at least $200bn/yr by 2030, including $20bn a yr in int'l flows by 2025, rising to $30bn by 2030"
Billion $ Q: If int'l flow is 15% of $200bn, where will the rest come from?
www.cbd.int/doc/press/20...
www.cbd.int
February 28, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Deal reached @ #COP16.2 to bridge #biodiversity finance gap - but will it?
"..Mobilise at least $200bn/yr by 2030, including $20bn a yr in int'l flows by 2025, rising to $30bn by 2030"
Billion $ Q: If int'l flow is 15% of $200bn, where will the rest come from?
www.cbd.int/doc/press/20...
"..Mobilise at least $200bn/yr by 2030, including $20bn a yr in int'l flows by 2025, rising to $30bn by 2030"
Billion $ Q: If int'l flow is 15% of $200bn, where will the rest come from?
www.cbd.int/doc/press/20...
My analysis on why Trump wants #criticalminerals in #Ukraine..within a broader piece on what such minerals Ukraine has from our colleagues:
On the face of it, it looks like a paradox.
Trump has ordered expansion of #fossilfuel production, ditching #renewables policies.🧵👇
On the face of it, it looks like a paradox.
Trump has ordered expansion of #fossilfuel production, ditching #renewables policies.🧵👇
February 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
My analysis on why Trump wants #criticalminerals in #Ukraine..within a broader piece on what such minerals Ukraine has from our colleagues:
On the face of it, it looks like a paradox.
Trump has ordered expansion of #fossilfuel production, ditching #renewables policies.🧵👇
On the face of it, it looks like a paradox.
Trump has ordered expansion of #fossilfuel production, ditching #renewables policies.🧵👇
What could #US president Trump's "energy emergency" declaration mean for global #energy landscape -- and by extension how will that impact global #climate action now that the US will be exiting the #Parisagreement yet again?
#BBCWorld has me explain...
Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0Kc...
#BBCWorld has me explain...
Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0Kc...
January 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
What could #US president Trump's "energy emergency" declaration mean for global #energy landscape -- and by extension how will that impact global #climate action now that the US will be exiting the #Parisagreement yet again?
#BBCWorld has me explain...
Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0Kc...
#BBCWorld has me explain...
Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0Kc...
Trump's "energy emergency" in global #ClimateEmergency
How will it pan out?
Exiting #Parisagreement again, will #US keep "#energy emergency" within itself?
Or has it spread out already?
Possible clue?: EU banks reconsidering #NetZeroBankingAlliance membership, after major US banks' exodus
How will it pan out?
Exiting #Parisagreement again, will #US keep "#energy emergency" within itself?
Or has it spread out already?
Possible clue?: EU banks reconsidering #NetZeroBankingAlliance membership, after major US banks' exodus
January 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Trump's "energy emergency" in global #ClimateEmergency
How will it pan out?
Exiting #Parisagreement again, will #US keep "#energy emergency" within itself?
Or has it spread out already?
Possible clue?: EU banks reconsidering #NetZeroBankingAlliance membership, after major US banks' exodus
How will it pan out?
Exiting #Parisagreement again, will #US keep "#energy emergency" within itself?
Or has it spread out already?
Possible clue?: EU banks reconsidering #NetZeroBankingAlliance membership, after major US banks' exodus
“…We’re going to unlock the liquid gold that’s right under our feet, liquid gold…”
#US president-elect Donald Trump at a victory rally in Washington a day before his inauguration on Monday
#energypolitics #fossilfuel #oil #gas #ClimateCrisis #emissions #economy
#US president-elect Donald Trump at a victory rally in Washington a day before his inauguration on Monday
#energypolitics #fossilfuel #oil #gas #ClimateCrisis #emissions #economy
January 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“…We’re going to unlock the liquid gold that’s right under our feet, liquid gold…”
#US president-elect Donald Trump at a victory rally in Washington a day before his inauguration on Monday
#energypolitics #fossilfuel #oil #gas #ClimateCrisis #emissions #economy
#US president-elect Donald Trump at a victory rally in Washington a day before his inauguration on Monday
#energypolitics #fossilfuel #oil #gas #ClimateCrisis #emissions #economy
Why is the record #CO2 concentration - 50% higher than pre-industrial period - & its rising speed r more worrying than the hottest yr on record last yr that also saw 1st #1.5C+ warming above pre-industrial levels?
I explain #BBC Newsroom
#ClimateCrisis
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I explain #BBC Newsroom
#ClimateCrisis
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
January 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Why is the record #CO2 concentration - 50% higher than pre-industrial period - & its rising speed r more worrying than the hottest yr on record last yr that also saw 1st #1.5C+ warming above pre-industrial levels?
I explain #BBC Newsroom
#ClimateCrisis
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I explain #BBC Newsroom
#ClimateCrisis
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
#Nepal PM's remark "we can't have so many tigers & let them eat humans" has ignited polarised reaxns
While the key question how can the country sustain a robustly increasing #tiger population and, at the same time, keep people safe remains
We look into the challenge www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
While the key question how can the country sustain a robustly increasing #tiger population and, at the same time, keep people safe remains
We look into the challenge www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
January 17, 2025 at 10:56 AM
#Nepal PM's remark "we can't have so many tigers & let them eat humans" has ignited polarised reaxns
While the key question how can the country sustain a robustly increasing #tiger population and, at the same time, keep people safe remains
We look into the challenge www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
While the key question how can the country sustain a robustly increasing #tiger population and, at the same time, keep people safe remains
We look into the challenge www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
When #climatecrisis and #earthquake meet...
Explaining that deadly combination in regards to the impacts of #TibetEarthquake and nearby Himalayan region already hit by climate catastrophe
And USGS analysis "part of terrain slipped 1.6 m"
Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=o1Uz...
Explaining that deadly combination in regards to the impacts of #TibetEarthquake and nearby Himalayan region already hit by climate catastrophe
And USGS analysis "part of terrain slipped 1.6 m"
Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=o1Uz...
January 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
When #climatecrisis and #earthquake meet...
Explaining that deadly combination in regards to the impacts of #TibetEarthquake and nearby Himalayan region already hit by climate catastrophe
And USGS analysis "part of terrain slipped 1.6 m"
Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=o1Uz...
Explaining that deadly combination in regards to the impacts of #TibetEarthquake and nearby Himalayan region already hit by climate catastrophe
And USGS analysis "part of terrain slipped 1.6 m"
Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=o1Uz...
The twists and turns in the tigers' tale...
Explaining the wider context of human-#tiger conflict in #Nepal
And how sustaining a thriving #wildlife & securing people's safety @ the same time can be a massive challenge - with PM Oli's comments on tiger population as the news peg
Explaining the wider context of human-#tiger conflict in #Nepal
And how sustaining a thriving #wildlife & securing people's safety @ the same time can be a massive challenge - with PM Oli's comments on tiger population as the news peg
December 28, 2024 at 10:35 AM
#Nepal's Prime Minister Oli has said the country can't afford to have 350+ #tigers & let them eat humans. He was referring 2 increasing human casualties frm tiger attacks
#BBC WorldService's Newsroom interviewed me on what he said & why
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Begins @ 11:38
#BBC WorldService's Newsroom interviewed me on what he said & why
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Begins @ 11:38
The Newsroom - 27/12/2024 11:06 GMT - BBC Sounds
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
www.bbc.co.uk
December 27, 2024 at 11:48 AM
#Nepal's Prime Minister Oli has said the country can't afford to have 350+ #tigers & let them eat humans. He was referring 2 increasing human casualties frm tiger attacks
#BBC WorldService's Newsroom interviewed me on what he said & why
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Begins @ 11:38
#BBC WorldService's Newsroom interviewed me on what he said & why
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Begins @ 11:38
#Santa is coming
His reindeer didn’t go missing.
#Lapland #reindeer made it to his sleigh
And they did not go astray
In search for food.
Because #warming #weather
Leaves the lichen
They graze on
Covered by layer of ice for good.
As I had reported: www.bbc.com/news/world-e...
#climatecrisis
His reindeer didn’t go missing.
#Lapland #reindeer made it to his sleigh
And they did not go astray
In search for food.
Because #warming #weather
Leaves the lichen
They graze on
Covered by layer of ice for good.
As I had reported: www.bbc.com/news/world-e...
#climatecrisis
December 24, 2024 at 7:59 PM
#Santa is coming
His reindeer didn’t go missing.
#Lapland #reindeer made it to his sleigh
And they did not go astray
In search for food.
Because #warming #weather
Leaves the lichen
They graze on
Covered by layer of ice for good.
As I had reported: www.bbc.com/news/world-e...
#climatecrisis
His reindeer didn’t go missing.
#Lapland #reindeer made it to his sleigh
And they did not go astray
In search for food.
Because #warming #weather
Leaves the lichen
They graze on
Covered by layer of ice for good.
As I had reported: www.bbc.com/news/world-e...
#climatecrisis
Snowless Machhapuchhre (or other #Himalayan peak) is not just an eyesore
Bare peaks & vanishing #glaciers r also dangerously destabilising mountain ranges around the world unleashing more landslides, #avalanches, rockfalls
Replugging my report on the overlooked-hazard
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
Bare peaks & vanishing #glaciers r also dangerously destabilising mountain ranges around the world unleashing more landslides, #avalanches, rockfalls
Replugging my report on the overlooked-hazard
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
The Himalayan hazards nobody is monitoring
Retreating Himalayan glaciers can become hazardous but such dangers are not being monitored, experts say.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 23, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Snowless Machhapuchhre (or other #Himalayan peak) is not just an eyesore
Bare peaks & vanishing #glaciers r also dangerously destabilising mountain ranges around the world unleashing more landslides, #avalanches, rockfalls
Replugging my report on the overlooked-hazard
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
Bare peaks & vanishing #glaciers r also dangerously destabilising mountain ranges around the world unleashing more landslides, #avalanches, rockfalls
Replugging my report on the overlooked-hazard
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...